Jefferies Group LLC set a $12.00 price objective on Amplify Snack Brands, inc. (NYSE:BETR) in a research note published on Saturday morning. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock. Separately, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Amplify Snack Brands, inc. from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Friday, July 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating... 

Jefferies Group LLC set a $20.00 price objective on Dean Foods Company (NYSE:DF) in a research note released on Saturday. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock. Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. TheStreet lowered Dean Foods from a b rating to a c+ rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered Dean Foods from a market perform rating to an underperform rating and cut their target price for the company from $18.00 to $13.00 in a research report on Thursday,... 

Jefferies Group LLC set a $39.00 target price on The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) in a report issued on Saturday morning. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock. Several other equities research analysts have also commented on GT. Citigroup Inc. upped their price objective on The Goodyear Tire & Rubber from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Friday, April 7th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber from a hold rating to a buy rating and set... 

Jefferies Group LLC set a $55.00 target price on SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ:SODA) in a research note issued to investors on Saturday morning. The firm currently has a hold rating on the stock. Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BidaskClub lowered shares of SodaStream International from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report on Tuesday, July 25th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of SodaStream International from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Friday, June 2nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded... 

Piper Jaffray Companies set a $6.00 price target on Weatherford International PLC (NYSE:WFT) in a report released on Saturday. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the oil and gas company’s stock. Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barclays PLC upgraded shares of Weatherford International PLC from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $7.00 to $6.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 21st. UBS AG reiterated a buy rating and set a $8.00 target price (down... 

Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE:RHI) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note published on Friday. According to Zacks, “Robert Half reported dismal second-quarter 2017 results, wherein earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate and revenues were in line with the same. Both sales and earnings depicted a year-over-year decline primarily due to sluggish hiring activity in the U.S. and soft results from the Protiviti segment. The company’s revenues missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Torchmark Corporation (NYSE:TMK) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning. They currently have $88.00 target price on the insurance provider’s stock. According to Zacks, “Torchmark’s bottomline in the second quarter beat expectation on higher premiums from the Life and Health segments, and lower share count. Shares of Torchmark underperformed the year to date. Higher administrative expenses, pension costs and investments in IT systems... 

Roth Capital set a $6.00 target price on RadiSys Corporation (NASDAQ:RSYS) in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning. The firm currently has a buy rating on the technology company’s stock. A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on RSYS. Zacks Investment Research downgraded RadiSys Corporation from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a report on Saturday, May 6th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on RadiSys Corporation from $5.00 to $4.50 and set a buy rating for the company in a report... 

Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Friday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have $58.00 price target on the coffee company’s stock, down from their prior price target of $66.00. Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Jefferies Group LLC reiterated a buy rating and set a $65.00 target price on shares of Starbucks Corporation in a report on Friday, May 12th. Deutsche Bank AG upgraded Starbucks... 

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRA) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research report released on Friday. According to Zacks, “Strayer Education’s revenue per student continue to decline in the second quarter as well, falling 1.8% from the prior-year quarter. Revenue per student is likely to decline between 1% and 2% in the next quarter as well. Tuition cuts and an unfavorable mix of students toward lower undergraduate tuition resulted in deteriorating revenue per student... 

BidaskClub lowered shares of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE:ETE) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning. Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a buy rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. in a report on Tuesday, May 23rd. Jefferies Group LLC upgraded shares of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $21.00 price target on the stock in a report on... 

Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Prologis, Inc. (NYSE:PLD) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Friday. According to Zacks, “Prologis reported a better-than-expected second-quarter 2017 core FFO per share. The number also improved from the year-ago quarter. Results reflect growth in rents and high occupancy. Further, this industrial REIT raised its core FFO per share outlook for full-year 2017 amid solid operating fundamentals and higher net promote income. Also, year to date, shares of Prologis have outperformed... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (NYSE:PHG) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Friday. According to Zacks, “Philips generated an impressive profit in its Q2 results, which grew 36.4% from the prior-year quarter’s tally -helped by a pick-up in sales. However, the company sees an increasingly uncertain business environment in the near future, particularly in the U.S. The company’s mature end markets remained tepid and somewhat dampened overall growth.... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ:RCII) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Friday morning. According to Zacks, “Shares of Rent-A-Center have underperformed the industry so far in the year. This is quite evident as investors remain concerned about the company’s waning top and bottom lines. In the second quarter of 2017, this rent-to-own operator posted a loss of $0.01 per share that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate and also fell substantially from the... 

BidaskClub lowered shares of L Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LB) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Friday morning. Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Nomura reaffirmed a hold rating and set a $48.00 price objective on shares of L Brands in a research note on Tuesday, April 11th. Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. set a $62.00 price objective on shares of L Brands and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Saturday, April 8th. Jefferies Group LLC set a $35.00 price objective on shares of L Brands... 

BidaskClub downgraded shares of Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE:LII) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note released on Friday. A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. TheStreet downgraded shares of Lennox International from a b rating to a c+ rating in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Cowen and Company raised their target price on shares of Lennox International from $172.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 27th. Wells Fargo & Company... 

BidaskClub cut shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report published on Friday. Several other analysts also recently commented on LOCO. Zacks Investment Research raised El Pollo Loco Holdings from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, March 30th. TheStreet raised El Pollo Loco Holdings from a d+ rating to a c- rating in a research note on Thursday, April 20th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on El Pollo Loco Holdings from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the... 

Jefferies Group LLC restated their buy rating on shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in a research note published on Friday morning, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $1,250.00 price target on the e-commerce giant’s stock, up from their previous price target of $1,135.00. AMZN has been the topic of several other research reports. Instinet decreased their price target on Amazon.com from $1,100.00 to $975.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 16th. Loop Capital restated a buy rating on shares... 

HC Wainwright set a $16.00 price target on Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVLT) in a research note released on Friday. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the electronics maker’s stock. Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Roth Capital set a $12.00 price target on shares of Revolution Lighting Technologies and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Saturday, April 8th. TheStreet upgraded shares of Revolution Lighting Technologies from a d+ rating to a c rating in a report on Thursday,... 

Piper Jaffray Companies restated their buy rating on shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) in a report issued on Friday morning. Piper Jaffray Companies currently has a $170.00 target price on the fast-food giant’s stock. Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on MCD. UBS AG set a $143.00 target price on McDonald’s Corporation and gave the company a neutral rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $180.00 target price on McDonald’s Corporation and gave... 

Canaccord Genuity set a $522.00 target price on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) in a research note published on Friday morning. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock. REGN has been the topic of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from $412.00 to $421.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a research report on Monday, May 15th. Vetr cut shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating... 

Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Two Harbors Investments Corp (NYSE:TWO) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Friday morning. According to Zacks, “Two Harbors Investment Corp is a Real Estate Investment Trust that focuses on investing in, financing and managing residential mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans. Its objective is to provide risk-adjusted returns to investors through dividends and capital appreciation. Two Harbors intends to acquire and manage a portfolio of mortgage-backed... 

Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFPT) had its price objective lifted by Royal Bank Of Canada from $100.00 to $103.00 in a research report released on Friday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the software maker’s stock. A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on PFPT. Wedbush reiterated an outperform rating and issued a $93.00 target price (down from $98.00) on shares of Proofpoint in a report on Friday, July 14th. ValuEngine upgraded Proofpoint from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Friday,... 

Wedbush restated their buy rating on shares of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) in a research report released on Friday morning. EA has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Pacific Crest reaffirmed an overweight rating and set a $112.00 price target on shares of Electronic Arts in a research report on Wednesday, April 26th. Needham & Company LLC started coverage on Electronic Arts in a research report on Monday, July 17th. They set a buy rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. Vetr raised Electronic Arts from a hold... 

Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated their buy rating on shares of Enterprise Financial Services Corporation (NASDAQ:EFSC) in a research note released on Friday morning. The brokerage currently has a $48.00 price objective on the bank’s stock. A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on EFSC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a hold rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of Enterprise Financial Services Corporation in a research report on Friday, June 2nd. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Enterprise... 

Needham & Company LLC restated their buy rating on shares of AtriCure, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRC) in a report issued on Friday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a $26.00 price objective on the medical device company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $25.00. “ATRC’s 2Q17 revenue, EBITDA, and EPS beat consensus and management raised its 2017 revenue guidance. Worldwide Open-Heart Ablation growth improved to 11% from 10% in 1Q17 and US Open-Heart Ablation growth improved to 14% from 12% in 1Q17. We think... 

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA) had its price target cut by FBR & Co from $24.00 to $16.00 in a report released on Friday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a mkt perform rating on the stock. TGNA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. ValuEngine downgraded shares of TEGNA from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Friday, June 2nd. TheStreet upgraded shares of TEGNA from a c rating to a b rating in a report on Thursday, March 30th. Benchmark Co. restated a buy rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of TEGNA... 

Janney Montgomery Scott upgraded shares of SJW Corporation (NYSE:SJW) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report released on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. A number of other analysts have also commented on SJW. BidaskClub raised SJW Corporation from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Monday, July 24th. Zacks Investment Research raised SJW Corporation from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, June 29th. SJW Corporation (SJW) opened at 52.87 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization... 

HC Wainwright set a $2.00 target price on RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RGRX) in a research report released on Friday morning. The firm currently has a buy rating on the biopharmaceutical company’s stock. “We note that this double-masked, placebo-controlled trial enrolled over 500 patients, who are treated with RGN-259 preservative-free eye drops four times a day for 28 days. The primary endpoints in this pivotal study replicate the endpoints from the previous Phase 2b/3 ARISE-1 study, which include (1) a statistically significant... 

Stephens set a $48.00 target price on Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ:OZRK) in a research report sent to investors on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has a hold rating on the financial services provider’s stock. OZRK has been the subject of several other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a buy rating and issued a $56.00 price target on shares of Bank of the Ozarks in a research report on Wednesday, May 3rd. BidaskClub downgraded shares of Bank of the Ozarks from a sell rating to a strong sell rating... 

Boenning Scattergood reissued their hold rating on shares of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) in a research report sent to investors on Friday. Boenning Scattergood also issued estimates for Host Hotels & Resorts’ Q3 2017 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2017 earnings at $0.38 EPS and Q3 2018 earnings at $0.37 EPS. “We reiterate our Neutral rating on HST and look for a more attractive relative NAV discount as entry point. Key Points: Solid FFO Beat – HST reported strong second quarter FFO of $0.49 per share, two cents ahead... 

Piper Jaffray Companies reissued their hold rating on shares of Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB) in a research note released on Friday. The brokerage currently has a $67.00 price target on the industrial products company’s stock. Several other equities research analysts have also commented on PRLB. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Proto Labs from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 12th. Dougherty & Co lifted their price objective on shares of Proto Labs from $42.50 to $45.00 and gave the company... 

Methanex Corporation (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) had its price objective cut by Cowen and Company from $60.00 to $55.00 in a report issued on Friday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the specialty chemicals company’s stock. MEOH has been the topic of a number of other research reports. ValuEngine raised shares of Methanex Corporation from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Friday, June 16th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of Methanex Corporation in a report on Friday,... 

Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR) had its target price raised by Hovde Group from $26.50 to $27.75 in a research note released on Friday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a market perform rating on the financial services provider’s stock. BSRR has been the subject of several other research reports. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Sierra Bancorp from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report on Friday, June 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a hold rating and issued a $27.00 target price on shares of Sierra Bancorp in a report on... 

Piper Jaffray Companies reiterated their hold rating on shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARWR) in a research report report published on Friday morning. They currently have a $2.00 target price on the biotechnology company’s stock. A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on ARWR. Jefferies Group LLC reissued a hold rating and issued a $2.00 price objective on shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in a research note on Wednesday, April 12th. ValuEngine cut Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals from a sell... 

Jefferies Group LLC upgraded shares of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Friday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. Jefferies Group LLC currently has $110.00 target price on the stock, up from their prior target price of $95.00. A number of other analysts have also commented on MKC. Zacks Investment Research lowered McCormick & Company, from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Monday, April 3rd. J P Morgan Chase & Co raised McCormick & Company, from... 

Boenning Scattergood reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) in a research note published on Friday. Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Cowen and Company reiterated a buy rating and issued a $55.00 price target on shares of Flowserve Corporation in a research note on Friday. BidaskClub cut shares of Flowserve Corporation from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 19th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Flowserve Corporation from... 

Bank of America Corp upgraded shares of Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Friday morning, Marketbeat reports. Bank of America Corp currently has $193.00 price objective on the medical equipment provider’s stock, up from their previous price objective of $175.00. A number of other research analysts have also commented on ALGN. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a buy rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Align Technology in a report on Tuesday, April 11th. Zacks Investment... 

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY) had its price target boosted by Craig Hallum from $17.00 to $20.00 in a research report released on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Craig Hallum currently has a buy rating on the semiconductor company’s stock. CY has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $15.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 2nd. SunTrust Banks, Inc.... 

Methanex Corporation (NASDAQ:MEOH) (TSE:MX) had its price target reduced by Monness Crespi & Hardt from $62.00 to $59.00 in a research note published on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a buy rating on the specialty chemicals company’s stock. MEOH has been the topic of several other reports. ValuEngine upgraded Methanex Corporation from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Friday, June 16th. BMO Capital Markets restated a buy rating on shares of Methanex Corporation in a research report on Friday, June... 

Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUVA) from an outperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has $72.00 target price on the medical device company’s stock, down from their prior target price of $79.00. Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on NUVA. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a hold rating on shares of NuVasive in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley reissued an equal weight... 

Piper Jaffray Companies reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) in a report issued on Friday. The brokerage currently has a $53.00 target price on the bank’s stock. BPOP has been the subject of a number of other reports. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Popular from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Monday, July 3rd. BidaskClub raised shares of Popular from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Friday, June 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a buy rating and issued... 

Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Friday. The brokerage currently has $182.00 price target on the industrial products company’s stock. According to Zacks, “Rockwell Automation’s third quarter fiscal 2017 top and bottom line improved year over year and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The increases in earnings were primarily due to higher sales, partially offset by higher incentive compensation. Backed by strong performance... 

Scotiabank set a $37.00 price target on Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE:OII) in a report published on Friday. The firm currently has a buy rating on the oil and gas company’s stock. Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Cowen and Company reissued a hold rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Oceaneering International in a report on Tuesday, July 11th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Oceaneering International from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Wednesday, July 5th.... 

BidaskClub lowered shares of Rockwell Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMTI) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Friday. Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Rockwell Medical from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 4th. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Rockwell Medical from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Friday, June 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one... 

BidaskClub downgraded shares of Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE:SUP) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note released on Friday morning. Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on SUP. B. Riley restated a buy rating and set a $31.00 target price on shares of Superior Industries International in a research report on Tuesday, April 25th. FBR & Co restated an outperform rating and set a $31.00 target price on shares of Superior Industries International in a research report on Tuesday, July 18th. Zacks... 

BidaskClub cut shares of National Western Life Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWLI) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Friday. Shares of National Western Life Group (NASDAQ NWLI) remained flat at $336.59 during midday trading on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 104 shares. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $327.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $313.49. The firm has a market cap of $1.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.44. National Western Life Group has a 52 week... 

BidaskClub lowered shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MITT) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report published on Friday morning. Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded AG Mortgage Investment Trust from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Wednesday, July 12th. ValuEngine upgraded AG Mortgage Investment Trust from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report on Friday, June 2nd. Credit Suisse Group reiterated a hold rating and... 

BidaskClub downgraded shares of ICF International, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICFI) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday. Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on ICFI. Noble Financial reiterated a hold rating on shares of ICF International in a research report on Sunday, May 7th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of ICF International from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $54.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 9th. Finally, Barrington Research... 

BidaskClub lowered shares of Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Friday. A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a hold rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Lexington Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, July 6th. Jefferies Group LLC reiterated a hold rating and issued a $11.00 target price on shares of Lexington Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, June 23rd. Evercore ISI upgraded Lexington Realty Trust from...